An implanted heart pacemaker is helping keep 74-year-old Barbara Hanson steady on her feet. 'I can keep up and I'm not worrying about whether or not I'm going to fall down,' Hanson said. 'And maybe my ...

A pacemaker the size of a pill has been fitted inside the heart of a UK patient in a revolutionary new operation. The wireless device used for the first time in the country at Southampton General ...

Heart patients with a slow heartbeat, a condition called bradycardia, are picking up the pace and returning to normal activities thanks to a new tiny device. Cardiac electrophysiologist Wassim Ballany ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have a heart rhythm disorder, you may have considered getting a pacemaker -- but you're wary of having a small electronic ...

Community Healthcare System electrophysiologists are the first in Northwest Indiana to implant a new tiny pacemaker that requires no incision or skin pocket and has no lead. Need an MRI? No problem.

Pacemaker surgery typically requires a doctor to make an incision above a patient’s heart, dig a cavity into which he can implant the heartbeat-regulating device, and then connect the pulse generator ...

In 1970, the Journal of Electrocardiology published an article by Ohio researcher Dr. J. William Spickler, who claimed to have designed a pacemaker small enough to fit entirely inside the heart's ...